School Board News, Unemployment and Legislature News

This column will show you the Patch news from surrounding towns including Commack, Dix Hills, Huntington, Hauppauge, Northport and Smithtown.

Commack

• The Commack Union Free School District , giving residents the opportunity to have more control over the finalized budget and more information before the adoption and vote.
• in order to enjoy part I of the final movie, complete with costumes and a little midnight magic.
• , showing a trend of a slowly increasing economy – something state officials see as promising.

Dix Hills

• to create music in the moment – it's a performance of participation, leaders said.
• , which hosted over 50 high schools – about 670 students – from Suffolk County.
• The , which may have illegal structures on the property.

Huntington

• The – which is open from June to November – closed for the season on Sunday.
• The Huntington Chamber of Commerce celebrated their eighty-fifth anniversary in style – by turning the clocks back to 1925, for one evening and one evening only. to capture this epic example of modern-day time travel.
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Hauppauge

• on Thursday morning, in an effort to help families across Long Island.
•   under a proposal to change Suffolk County's tourism marketing and spoke out at the legislature meeting on Tuesday.
• The sale of is imminent as the Suffolk County Legislature failed to override Levy's veto of continued funding into 2011.

Northport

• was appointed chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Friday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which will enable him to play a key role in selecting candidates for the next election.
• has received high marks – the highest a school district can receive, in fact – on their internal operations based on an independent audit report done by Peter Rodriguez, a partner at Cullen & Danowski.
• An . He is currently at Huntington Hospital receiving attention for injuries sustained in the crash.

Smithtown

• hosts a craft fair to help Smithtown residents prepare for the holidays. Smithtown houses of worship promise many more fairs as Hanukkah and Christmas approach.
• The will still be hosting their winter session, Patch reports.
• slightly for the month of October.